乘地铁
A:Oh! At last we are in the Big Apple! Now we have to take a subway to get to the Village. Don't we need to buy a subway map?
啊!我们终于来到纽约!要去乡村的话我们就必须坐地铁。需不需要买一张地铁路线图?
B:Yes, but I think we can get it free at the subway station, at the token booth.
是的。但我想在地铁车站可能拿到免费的。
A:Can I have ten tokens? And also can I get a free subway map?
给我来10个代币。另外可否给我一份地铁路线图?
C:Sure. Here's a pack of ten tokens, twelve-fifty, and this is your subway map.
当然可以。这是一包代币,12。50美元。这是地铁路线图。
at last
A:Thank you.We are going to the East Village. Which train should we take?
谢谢。我们要去东方村庄该坐哪一列车呢?
C:Take the No. 8 train and get off at Astor Place.
坐8路车,在亚士都站下车。
at last
A:Thanks a lot.
多谢。
Breakfast-(早餐)
A:Okay, Bob. I'M ready for beak-fast. Where's the coffee?
好,鲍勃,我已准备好吃早饭了。咖啡在哪儿?
B:It's in that pan there. Jean broke the Silex last week, so I'm still boiling it.
在那只锅里。吉恩上星期把渗滤壶打碎了,所以我只能用锅煮咖啡。
A:It tastes like crankcase oil, but delicious.
这味道有点像汽车里的机油,不过还是很好吃。
B:That's good. You can always make beaskfast yourself if you don't like it.
那好,如果你不喜欢,你随时可以自己动手做早饭。
A:What is the rebesides coffee?
咖啡旁边是什么东西?
at last的解释
B:I warmed a couple of bread roll, and your eggs are in the frying pan.
我热的两个面包卷。你的鸡蛋在平煎锅里。
A:Say, what time is it? Is it really only seven-fifteen. My watch says eight-fifteen.
告诉我,现在几点钟了?真的只有七点十五分吗?我的表已经八点十分了。
B:You forgot to set your watch back. Daylight saving time was over at midnight last night.
你忘了把表拔慢一小时。夏令时间已在昨天午夜结束了。
A:Gee.I could've slept another hour.
唉!我本来可以再多睡一小时的。